Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  On October - 26 birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)   

1466  On October - 26 birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)   

1473  On October - 26 birth of friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)   

1483  On this day in history birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.   

1609  On October - 26 birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on October - 26.   

1673  On this day in history birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)   

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  Domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist was born on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer   

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer   

1740  On October - 26 birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer   

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on October - 26.   

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on October - 26.   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on October - 26.   

1768  On this day in history birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.   

1791  Charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity) was born on October - 26.   

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.   

1795  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.   

1804  On October - 26 birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  On October - 26 birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer   

1818  On this day in history birth of stefano Golinelli, composer   

1823  On October - 26 birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.   

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.   

1830  Stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on October - 26.   

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on this day in history.   

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0899  On October - 26 alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on this day in history.   

1440  Death of Gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged on this day in history.   

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  On October - 26 death of horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596)